Now the house was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and on the roof there were about three thousand men and women, who looked on while Samson performed.
Judges 9:51 - New Revised Standard Version But there was a strong tower within the city, and all the men and women and all the lords of the city fled to it and shut themselves in; and they went to the roof of the tower. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But there was a strong tower in the city, and all the people of the city–men and women–fled to it, shut themselves in, and went to the roof of the tower. American Standard Version (1901) But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and gat them up to the roof of the tower. Common English Bible But there was a strong tower inside the city. All the men and women and all the city’s leaders had fled there, shut themselves inside, and climbed to the tower’s roof. Catholic Public Domain Version Now there was, in the midst of the city, a high tower, to which men and women were fleeing together, with all the leaders of the city. And, having very strongly sealed the gate, they were standing on the roof of the tower to defend themselves. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And there was in the midst of the city a high tower, to which both the men and the women were fled together, and all the princes of the city. And having shut and strongly barred the gate, they stood upon the battlements of the tower to defend themselves. |
Now the house was full of men and women; all the lords of the Philistines were there, and on the roof there were about three thousand men and women, who looked on while Samson performed.
Then Abimelech went to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.
Abimelech came to the tower, and fought against it, and came near to the entrance of the tower to burn it with fire.